![]() ![]() The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells (of Murderbot fame) was also very cool worldbuilding, though a fantasy world in this case. Good enough that I suggested it to my husband as a gift to buy a friend for Christmas! ![]() A nice bit of humor, and I plan to read the sequel eventually. ![]() I read a very good sci fi novel as well, Finder by Suzanne Palmer, a kind of heist story set in a very strange future landscape of asteroids and loosely connected space stations. Novella doesn’t worry about mad scientists destroying us because he is one…! I liked that it was predominantly hopeful about the future – although I have to wonder if Dr. The book mostly looks at current science and scientific theories and tries to extrapolate forward, with some glances at science fiction ideas too. Steven Novella (what a name for an author!), a look at what the future might hold in science and technology. Second, The Skeptics’ Guide to the Future by Dr. It had some interesting insights, though the focus was a little narrow towards either academia or office work. First, Deep Work by Cal Newport, about boosting concentration and focusing on priorities. I’ve read a couple of very interesting nonfiction books. Happy almost Christmas! I’ll be doing a round-up of reading for the past year soon, but for today, time to look at recent reads for the last month of the year. ![]()
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